Damn, where did the year go? Since setting up his own Music, Events & Touring agency, everything’s been UNDR ctrl for the former Modular Records booking agent Paul Stix. During its first 12 months the boutique business has been busy organising…

Saturday 1st August marks a milestone date in our brief history. UNDR ctrl will team up with OXJAM and the Oxford Art Factory to present the 1st Birthday and a very special “party for poverty” with all proceeds going to the good people at OXJAM. Given it’s a birthday party, we’re going all out… gifts, games, dress up, surprises and a festival-sized line-up, you name it, we’ve got it. Tickets have been priced as cheap as we can, and all proceeds go to OXJAM.

Here’s our A-Z guide to the UNDR ctrl 1st Birthday:

A – is for the AAA team of Adi Toohey, Ariane and Ara Koufax (performing live in Sydney for the very first time)B – is for Birthday vibes. Bring your dancing shoes and positive NRG C – is for Collaboration. AV legend EGO and our art director Purely Mental are joining forces to create a unique visual experienceD – is for Dress Up. Our theme is “It’ll be ALL WHITE on the night” (dress white, dress wild!)E – is for Early Bird tickets, a steal at only $12+BF (limited number)F – is for FREE UNDR ctrl Tote Bags to the first 100 people through the door (i.e. get down early!)G – is for Good times. We hope you can help us celebrate an amazing 12 monthsH – is for House music. Set Mo, Parkside DJs, Olympic Ayres DJs – we got youI – is for IDM (intelligent dance music) – that’s a thing right?J – is for JAWZ and da future beats. We’ve also got Luen on dem bass controlsK – is for Kick-on’s… where we going after?L – is for Live Music. Get down early to savour the sounds of our hotly-tipped bands Tear Council and World ChampionM – is for Moshtix, our official ticket seller. $12/15 advance tickets available now from www.moshtix.com.auN – is for it’s Nearly time. Stick Saturday 1st August in your diaries y’allO – is for Oxford Art Factory, the iconic Sydney venue we are taking over for the night P – is for Party for Poverty. Did you know that one in three people around the world lives in poverty? We want to do our bit to help OXJAM raise awareness and money to help others less fortunateQ – is for beat the Queue. We kick off at 9pm, so don’t miss a beatR – is for Razozhurst Barbershop who are offering FREE Haircuts on the nightS – is for Shantan Wantan Ichiban, who is premiering his new live show with visuals and booty-shakin-dancers, fresh from Splendour in the GrassT – is for Techno and we’ve got two of the best in Motorik Vibe Council and Jensen InterceptorU – is for Undrctrl.com – head here for the blog, latest artist news, tours and eventsV – is for Very Special Guests To Be Announced. Watch this space!W – is for Wordlife, premiering their new live show and exclusive new tracks for the first time X – is for XXXXL, we’re going all out. Are you?Y – is for YOLO right? Cos YOLOZ – is for don’t ZZZZZ (sleep) on it, we’re expecting a sell out

What is OXJAM?OXJAM began in the UK in 2006, with the aim of creating a network of music-loving people across the country, all united by a shared goal - to raise money to fight poverty and suffering around the world. OXJAM empowers music lovers to raise funds for Oxfam’s life changing work through music. This can mean putting on a gig, volunteering on an existing gig, performing or simply going along to one of the OXJAM events. Acts like Skream, T.E.E.D, Hot Chip, Damon Alban, Greg Wilson, Fatboy Slim, Daniel Avery, Fourtet and JUSTICE having joined in the OXJAM movement in previous years. Now it’s our turn to help.